Resources

Additional resources for this video can be found in the EDUCATORS and STUDENTS' CORNER sections.

NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Homepage for NOAA where you will find information on weather and oceanography along with the latest updates on droughts, El Niņo and more.

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
A joint mission between NASA and the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan designed to monitor and study tropical rainfall.

Windows to the Universe
The always excellent "Windows to the Universe" site provides a good explanation of the water cycle in its "Our Planet" section, under "Water and Life." 3 different learning levels are offered.

The Observatorium
How condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff and evapotranspiration work together to form Earth's hydrologic cycle. Animations, word search and an interactive quiz.

WW2010TM The University of Illinois
The Hydrologic Cycle: how groundwater, transpiration, condensation, evaporation, transport, precipitation and runoff all play a role in the water cycle.

The Annenberg/CPB Project
Discover how 40 trillion gallons of water above your head moves through the water cycle each day.

NASA's Observatorium
NASA's Observatorium explains how condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff and evapotranspiration work together to form Earth's Hydrologic Cycle.

Windows to the Universe
Windows to the Universe provides a good explanation of the water cycle in their "Our Planet" section.

EPA US Environmental Protection Agency
An animation which explains the water cycle.


A short explanation of the water cycle.

EPA US Environmental Protection Agency
An animation which explains the carbon cycle.

Exploring the Environment Earth on Fire
Information on the carbon cycle.

The Woods Hole Research Center Carbon Cycle
Information on understanding the carbon cycle, carbon and changes in land use, using forests to sequester carbon.

The Carbon Cycle
Information on the carbon cycle.

BBC Education The Rock Cycle Experiments
Background information and exciting experiments you can eat on the rock cycle.

Exploring the Environment
A simple explanation of the rock cycle.

The Rock Cycle
Good background information on the rock cycle including diagrams and separate pages for each of the types of rock.